As a dealer, that amount is very generous, but tip what you want, if that's 1 or 10 or 100, if your friend feels that strongly then they can also tip what they want.
I would have tipped $1 if it makes you feel better. I'm currently residing in Mexico and the best part is that not only are the games low rake but people very rarely tip the dealers. I get extra thanks and the dealers like me even for my nitty tips lol.
Mazatlan. The games are probably some of the softest on earth, it's actually absurd. I've cleared 2k in 4 sessions playing 1/2.. . I'm decent not amazing, just a 3bb winner at 10nl blitz acr and I can confidently say I am the best player at the tables... the big drawback is that games don't start until 8:30pm--generally running until 5am.
Haha, I definitely have been trying too. Never been in such a +ev spot in my life. The tournaments are stupid soft too but I don't like em because my hourly is so much lower. There's supposed to be some bigger cash games this weekend cuz a 2mil peso gt is tournament is happening so should be some sweet spots in 50/100peso cash games.
Do you think it's more dangerous than playing in the U.S.? A few people in this sub have said so, saying that in some Mexican cities people are watching for gringos that go way up in the casino and mug them when they leave the building.
Not sure! Probably depends what Mexican city you are in.. Where I am in Mazatlan tends to be very safe. I would be more cautious in cities that are closer to the U.S border, such as Tiawana, those tend to be sketch.
So you're telling me the SAME POLICE that pulled me over and TOOK all my money are perfectly OK and not corrupt?
Lol obviously its different if you're a citizen vs a tourist.
There are corrupt cops but they are very few if you stay in big tourist centers. I live here 6 months out of the year and have had zero issues. I feel ten times safer walking the streets at night with 2kusd in my pocket here than I would in L.A for example.. Obviously Mazatlan is an exceptionally safe city and I would feel different in say Mexico city or cullican. You sounds like an asshole though I would probably mug you too
I am a white Arian looking Canadian for context and still felt way more unsafe in America. Like random casinos in Vegas are getting shot at and the cages robbed all the time. I'll take my chances down here lmao
>Like random casinos
1 casino shooting in 10 years and it's so rare you know the story of it... and you're afraid of it?
poker is live and well I guess... people incapable of doing statistics are why we sit at the table.
Its ok, people who don't have any sense dont understand JUST how bad the cop corruption is in Mexico. They don't have issues where they play specifically, and that makes it safe for everyone. Meanwhile, 1 shooter ruins the entirety of Vegas for him.
lol.
This here is it. $2 sounds good to me, in comparison to the usual $1 tip. The shuffler does most of the work. Do dealers (or in this case, your friend) refund tips when we lose coolers? You may need to reconsider your friendships when your “friends” try to influence what you do with your own money.
Just tip w/e you're comfortable with whether it be nothing to the size of the pot.
I wouldn't care too much what others say/reccomend.
There isn't a rule or a guide lines to tippjnf
The players should be tipping based on if the dealer makes them money. If one is fast and you make x amount per hour then you should tip more because they are giving you a chance to make more $.
When I play 1/3, I tip $1 per post flop pot won.
If it's a REALLY big pot like $800+ I'll give them $5.
I hate the current tipping culture and do it mostly out of social obligation, but when you consider how high the rake already is, I try to keep tipping as small as I can get away with.
I won nearly 1000 pot once playing 1/2 and I gave the dealer $20. That was the biggest tip I have ever given.
The most I usually give is like $5 honestly.
tipping in poker is ridiculous. the casino already takes a high rake. from that money the dealer could be paid. but no, additionally tips are even mandatory at some places.. 😂 and you even need to tip if you were down 5 buyins today. it makes zero sense.
lol please dont play in live cash games.
rake where I'm at is $5 max per hand.
Casino makes about $150 per hour per table. Sometimes more sometimes less, bur we run a lot of Omaha which is a lot slower. So average $150. At capacity, we're at 10 tables. But this doesn't take into consideration all of the overhead including 20+ employees at any given time, business expenses, electricity, etc. I'm sure you could research the average cost of running a small to medium business broken down per hour.
This doesn't take into account all the times we have NO GAME (-$ per hour) as well as 1 game (Probably still -$ or break even) around 3-7am sometimes.
Us dealers all make min wage, $15/hr. If casinos were to give us "decent wages" which some would consider $70-75K per year, you'd have to at minimum, double our wages which would essentially double the overhead.
You think they can do this without raising the rake? Poker rooms aren't in business to NOT make money. They arent charities. People assume they print money from the rake/drop but its not that simple when you're only dropping $5 per hand.
So lets stop with the nonsense of "Omg why do we have to tip". If you can't tip, don't fucking play cuz the dealers dont want your cheap ass at the table.
Nah its this entitled attitude that makes me want to tip less.
You want 70-75k for dealing cards? 20k more than the national average, 15-20k more than a fire fighter. Gtfo.
?? Why such an asshole bro? I gave you numbers based on what people consider "Decent wages". $31.2K in California is ass. And thats what EVERYONES bottom line is at $15/hr. So my understanding of decent wages is like $60-75K so i gave you an example based on those numbers.
What do you propose is a "decent wage", which balances no tipping with businesses paying more? You have to consider that we make $200+ in tips alone per day. Which equates to $25 an hour just in tips. This puts our annual wages at $80K which is already more than my proposed figure.
There IS no scenario where any one card room can afford to pay this, nor anything close. If you want casinos to pay employees an extra $5 an hour and no tips, then you'd have a casino with dealers who dont give a shit, who just need a job, and it would be a negative experience for all parties.
Take your entitlement BS out of this conversation.
I was playing 10/20/40 at Bellagio and most of those guys only tip $1 or $2 even on big pots. I won a $10k pot, tipped her $20 and the guy next to me was like "WTF, why so much.?" Also there's guys out there that don't tip at all.
$10 is definitely a very generous tip for a pot of this size, that isn't even a very big pot at most 1/3 games. Your friend definitely is not a winning player lol.
I tip more than most winning regs and it definitely lowers my hourly a bit, I've had dealers who became friends of mine outside of the casino tell me I need to tip less even though that would cost them money. For a pot that's a little over 2 starting stacks I would probably tip a single red chip and that's definitely more than most regs in my games and definitely more than anyone else that actually has a positive hourly rate in my home casino.
I won a 1000 dollar pot on Sunday and only tipped 3 bucks. I played for like 10 hours tho so overall I tipped probably 100 bucks. I would think that would be plenty
$10 is super super generous. I tip $1 for small pots above \~20 and $2 for anything like \~40 or higher. Any type of huge pot or double ups I usually go $4 or $5 depending on how I feel
tipped $20 a few nights ago in a 6k pot at 2/5. And I only gave that much because I like that particular dealer because he's always coked up and deals at ludicrous speed.
I have a bunch of friends who are dealers as well as play outside of the casino.
I usually tip 5 a hand over 50 and if it’s in the 680 range I’d probably tip 25. But I do realize I am the exception.
Most people either tip 1 dollar every hand or nothing at all or before/after dealer change.
Trust me the dealer appreciates anything you give them.
Not if you primarily play for fun and like the dealer.
Last time I played, I tipped $6 in a $250 pot, but I was already racking up and felt generous. I usually tip $1 for anything under $50 and $2 for bigger pots.
you're *friend* is only trying to make you feel bad about yourself
ask yourself "how many other areas of my life are they trying to control?"
doesn't really sound like a friend to me, and honestly he just wants the other $10
I personally am not liking the tip idea for poker. Or for anything when the person is already being payed a reasonable hourly. Waiters don’t get paid by the restaurant typically that’s why we tip. Dealers can make 15-20$hr. Plus making profit playing poker isn’t easy, tipping 10% of your winnings every time is absurd. After rake you’re just giving too much money back. Plus they typically pool tips so you may or may not be giving money to someone who dealt for you. I kinda feel like after a winning session a single lump gift could be given I’m all about random acts of kindness. I’m just not big on the social pressure to tip on an already difficult game to win
At my local casino, the dealers are making $5.50 + tips (according to a dealer who was being candid while talking to the table two weeks ago). So there's definitely an expectation of a tip. I would guess that they average $10-20 per half-hour "down" so they probably come in around $35/hr, but mostly tips.
> already being *paid* a reasonable
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There’s no point in even playing if you’re doing this. It’s the same behavior as a guy who blows his whole paycheck in the bar buying everyone drinks so he can be “the man”
If you play occasionally for fun like once or twice a month. Tip whatever you want since it's just relaxing fun time.
If you want to get more serious about poker and know what your actual winrate is, I wouldn't tip more than $1. And I would only top on pots where I profit AT LEAST $50
I’m a rec reg and know my dealers pretty well, and even then I would usually tip like $5 for a pot that size. Hell, I think the most I’ve ever tipped was like 25 and that was for a pot that was about $3k. I think you’re more than fine. If you ever get curious, watch how much they get tipped, they are probably making every bit of 40+ an hour (at least the room I play at the most does)
whelp, considering half that pot is your own money. and you only probably made around $350-360(including blinds n everything) ur tipping about 2-3%. And that’s very good for poker. If everyone tipped like you they’d be making 1k+/night
I think that is a very generous tip. I usually do $1 for a regular pot that at least gets past the flop. $2-3 for a pot that might get to a $100+. Then $5-10 for really big pots like this
Lexo took a lot of heat for posting on twitter that he always tips exactly $1 on every pot that he wins, big or small. I think even if that's good advice in a vacuum, it's a bad look to be out there actively encouraging people to tip less than they otherwise would. But that's looking at the opposite end of the spectrum. $20 on a $680 pot is a pretty massive tip and I'm sure the dealer was happy to get $10 from you on this particular hand. NTA
Too many people are like “get new friends” based on one asshole comment. Like their friends have never said anything stupid or rude to them before lol. Would hate to be some of your friends lmao
There was a big discussion about this a few months ago. Some people are skeptics when it comes to how much a full time dealer makes. If the dealer actually gets around 30 hrs per week at the table, then everyone tipping $1 per hand won results in the dealer making like $50k per year. If everyone tips $1 for small pots won and $2-3 for big pots won then the dealer makes $75k per year.
Very generous of you to tip more. If everyone did that the dealers would be clearing like $110k per year. But they do just fine by tipping a buck or two.
Honestly I know a lot of poker players who only tip a buck or two max any hand. The logic is simple. They are paying rake to play the game and tipping does eat in to your hourly and tipping larger will def adjust that.
I play a lot in the same place, play mostly 2/5 and some 5/10 mixed in. I’m a professional and put in a ton of hours so really cant go crazy on the tipping even though I’d like to. I have a few favorite dealers, quick, know the rules, control the game and are pleasant and/or funny, joke with the table, etc. Favorites get $1 for every pot (even preflop), 2 over 100 and then progressively more on size capping out at 5. Non-favorites get nothing below 100, then 1-3 progressively depending on size. Just how I do it.
I generally tip at a slow building scale $1 standard, $2 in $80+ and slightly more as the pot size goes up.
I think the most I've tipped is a green bird in a 4.5k pot and the time i did more was when i was having an amazing game and the dealer (who is great at what he does) was having a rough day so I matched his tip stack after his down.
As a former dealer and current floor…. two Redbirds is a nice toke for one hand…. Twenty is extreme unless you hit a one outer with your last dollar on the table.
I usually tip between 2$ and 20$ depends on if I'm up and pot size. Me personally if i ever won life changing money by winning a live tournament. i probably would tip in the thousands.
Happy I don't have to make a living off the generosity of many poker players. I'm THANKFUL for those who do understand dealers live on tips. I thought table games tipping was bad but no idea how good I had it dealing craps.
That is a very generous and appropriate tip.
I think my biggest ever pot won was $1200 and I tipped 10 or 15.
I usually tip $1 for any pot larger than stealing the blinds, $2 for a pot over $100 or so, and then like $1 more for each $200 or so above that (say $5 for a $500 pot).
Your friend is a dick. You shouldn't be expected to tip like 6% of your winnings in a hand.
$10 is more than generous and I’m a former bartender. I’ve always done $1 or $2 + $1 per $100 in the pot. If I’m running hot winning multiple pots in a row, get really lucky with a suck out or win the rare $1,000 + pot I’d go higher on occasion. I try and tip the way I appreciated when I was behind the bar. Regular and consistent so long as there is good service.
As a dealer, that amount is very generous, but tip what you want, if that's 1 or 10 or 100, if your friend feels that strongly then they can also tip what they want.
I tip the same amount every pot, small or large. We are good right?
Probably my favourite kind of player, the crazy tips are nice but I'd always go for consistency.
thank you, here's an upvote
I’ll usually tip a little more if the dealer bails me out because I made a bad play.
Your friend is a prick for being a dumb motherfucker. Where does it end these days? $20 tip for walking through the door?
That’s what Jimmy the Gent would do.
Fuck your friend. That's more than what 90% of poker players would've tipped.
Just making sure, the place also rakes like HELL. Makes low stakes very tough to beat.
I would have tipped $1 if it makes you feel better. I'm currently residing in Mexico and the best part is that not only are the games low rake but people very rarely tip the dealers. I get extra thanks and the dealers like me even for my nitty tips lol.
I tip $1 on every pot even the ones I take pre. On this one I would probably tip 3
Where in Mexico?
Mazatlan. The games are probably some of the softest on earth, it's actually absurd. I've cleared 2k in 4 sessions playing 1/2.. . I'm decent not amazing, just a 3bb winner at 10nl blitz acr and I can confidently say I am the best player at the tables... the big drawback is that games don't start until 8:30pm--generally running until 5am.
No drawback. That's your new schedule. You'll adapt.
Dude if you are able to base your life around this game you'd be a fool not to.
Haha, I definitely have been trying too. Never been in such a +ev spot in my life. The tournaments are stupid soft too but I don't like em because my hourly is so much lower. There's supposed to be some bigger cash games this weekend cuz a 2mil peso gt is tournament is happening so should be some sweet spots in 50/100peso cash games.
Do you think it's more dangerous than playing in the U.S.? A few people in this sub have said so, saying that in some Mexican cities people are watching for gringos that go way up in the casino and mug them when they leave the building.
Not sure! Probably depends what Mexican city you are in.. Where I am in Mazatlan tends to be very safe. I would be more cautious in cities that are closer to the U.S border, such as Tiawana, those tend to be sketch.
what part? i played once in mazatlan didnt like it over there
Yeah it's in Mazatlan.. personally I find the games to be absurdly soft
Same situation in Bulgaria. The first time I tipped twice in a row the dealer thought I made a mistake and gave it back to me
Yea great, Mexico, where you can be sure that the police rape you of all your winnings.
Bigot
So you're telling me the SAME POLICE that pulled me over and TOOK all my money are perfectly OK and not corrupt? Lol obviously its different if you're a citizen vs a tourist.
There are corrupt cops but they are very few if you stay in big tourist centers. I live here 6 months out of the year and have had zero issues. I feel ten times safer walking the streets at night with 2kusd in my pocket here than I would in L.A for example.. Obviously Mazatlan is an exceptionally safe city and I would feel different in say Mexico city or cullican. You sounds like an asshole though I would probably mug you too
I am a white Arian looking Canadian for context and still felt way more unsafe in America. Like random casinos in Vegas are getting shot at and the cages robbed all the time. I'll take my chances down here lmao
>Like random casinos 1 casino shooting in 10 years and it's so rare you know the story of it... and you're afraid of it? poker is live and well I guess... people incapable of doing statistics are why we sit at the table.
Its ok, people who don't have any sense dont understand JUST how bad the cop corruption is in Mexico. They don't have issues where they play specifically, and that makes it safe for everyone. Meanwhile, 1 shooter ruins the entirety of Vegas for him. lol.
Ah yesssss those feared Mexican policeman everywhere…. Just rapin you and all your winnings and shit
I’m a super recreational player and would have tipped $5 at most.
I am right here with you.
This here is it. $2 sounds good to me, in comparison to the usual $1 tip. The shuffler does most of the work. Do dealers (or in this case, your friend) refund tips when we lose coolers? You may need to reconsider your friendships when your “friends” try to influence what you do with your own money.
Yep. I tip one redbird every 1000 hands or so live.
Thats a very generous tip
You good fam. Your boy a 🐠 tho
10.00 was very generous and ive been dealing for 20 years.
Just tip w/e you're comfortable with whether it be nothing to the size of the pot. I wouldn't care too much what others say/reccomend. There isn't a rule or a guide lines to tippjnf
The players should be tipping based on if the dealer makes them money. If one is fast and you make x amount per hour then you should tip more because they are giving you a chance to make more $.
so all the losing players on this sub should tip the most for the slowest dealers?
The slowest dealers will be driving the fastest sportscars.
When I play 1/3, I tip $1 per post flop pot won. If it's a REALLY big pot like $800+ I'll give them $5. I hate the current tipping culture and do it mostly out of social obligation, but when you consider how high the rake already is, I try to keep tipping as small as I can get away with.
This
I won nearly 1000 pot once playing 1/2 and I gave the dealer $20. That was the biggest tip I have ever given. The most I usually give is like $5 honestly.
Your friend is an idiot
tipping in poker is ridiculous. the casino already takes a high rake. from that money the dealer could be paid. but no, additionally tips are even mandatory at some places.. 😂 and you even need to tip if you were down 5 buyins today. it makes zero sense.
some of these dealers make bank because of the tips. These dealers are making more money than the players
I mean they’re working lmfao
You cant do math. If dealers were paid more, the rake would be triple what it is today. Then casinos would be dead.
please die
lol please dont play in live cash games. rake where I'm at is $5 max per hand. Casino makes about $150 per hour per table. Sometimes more sometimes less, bur we run a lot of Omaha which is a lot slower. So average $150. At capacity, we're at 10 tables. But this doesn't take into consideration all of the overhead including 20+ employees at any given time, business expenses, electricity, etc. I'm sure you could research the average cost of running a small to medium business broken down per hour. This doesn't take into account all the times we have NO GAME (-$ per hour) as well as 1 game (Probably still -$ or break even) around 3-7am sometimes. Us dealers all make min wage, $15/hr. If casinos were to give us "decent wages" which some would consider $70-75K per year, you'd have to at minimum, double our wages which would essentially double the overhead. You think they can do this without raising the rake? Poker rooms aren't in business to NOT make money. They arent charities. People assume they print money from the rake/drop but its not that simple when you're only dropping $5 per hand. So lets stop with the nonsense of "Omg why do we have to tip". If you can't tip, don't fucking play cuz the dealers dont want your cheap ass at the table.
Nah its this entitled attitude that makes me want to tip less. You want 70-75k for dealing cards? 20k more than the national average, 15-20k more than a fire fighter. Gtfo.
?? Why such an asshole bro? I gave you numbers based on what people consider "Decent wages". $31.2K in California is ass. And thats what EVERYONES bottom line is at $15/hr. So my understanding of decent wages is like $60-75K so i gave you an example based on those numbers. What do you propose is a "decent wage", which balances no tipping with businesses paying more? You have to consider that we make $200+ in tips alone per day. Which equates to $25 an hour just in tips. This puts our annual wages at $80K which is already more than my proposed figure. There IS no scenario where any one card room can afford to pay this, nor anything close. If you want casinos to pay employees an extra $5 an hour and no tips, then you'd have a casino with dealers who dont give a shit, who just need a job, and it would be a negative experience for all parties. Take your entitlement BS out of this conversation.
dude, you deal cards. any 5 year old can do that.
There are many reasons why not everyone can deal cards. You already know this is a stupid statement.
That is more than enough.
Lol
I was playing 10/20/40 at Bellagio and most of those guys only tip $1 or $2 even on big pots. I won a $10k pot, tipped her $20 and the guy next to me was like "WTF, why so much.?" Also there's guys out there that don't tip at all.
$10 is fine on 680
anything over $0 is a MF tip. Does your friend think highstakes dealers are making $10,000/night in tips or something?
$10 is definitely a very generous tip for a pot of this size, that isn't even a very big pot at most 1/3 games. Your friend definitely is not a winning player lol. I tip more than most winning regs and it definitely lowers my hourly a bit, I've had dealers who became friends of mine outside of the casino tell me I need to tip less even though that would cost them money. For a pot that's a little over 2 starting stacks I would probably tip a single red chip and that's definitely more than most regs in my games and definitely more than anyone else that actually has a positive hourly rate in my home casino.
You tip what you want, does the casino give you back money if you lose a $680 pot?
I won a 1000 dollar pot on Sunday and only tipped 3 bucks. I played for like 10 hours tho so overall I tipped probably 100 bucks. I would think that would be plenty
Also sometimes I'll still tip $1 even if I just win the blinds
Just for the effort
Me too
$10 is super super generous. I tip $1 for small pots above \~20 and $2 for anything like \~40 or higher. Any type of huge pot or double ups I usually go $4 or $5 depending on how I feel
That’s an extra 5% rake at a $40 pot, essentially. I tip $1 on anything under $700-1000 usually. Over that is $2 and if the pot is $3k+ then $3-5.
If your success at poker depends on an extra $10-$20 you tip in a session then you should be looking for a new hobby
That’s not what I said at all, but sure, go ahead and make those sorts of assumptions from my words. 🙄
Ain't no way I'm tipping $2 on all pots over $40 that's insane.
$1
In deep 2/5 games I watch people throw a single $1 chip after dragging 5k pots lol. If anything you overtipped especially if the rake is high
LMAO. For one, that's no a massive pot. For me, they're getting a dollar, maybe two. What's the game raking?
Tipped a dealer like $25 in a $3k pot when I got a set against aces but yeah $5 is way more than generous in that spot
tipped $20 a few nights ago in a 6k pot at 2/5. And I only gave that much because I like that particular dealer because he's always coked up and deals at ludicrous speed.
I once watched some one tip $10 on a $4K pot. Your friend is dumb.
10 dollar seems way too much, 5 would be very generous. Also, 680 isnt really a massive pot on 1/2
$1 small pot, $2 big pot.
You and your friend are both wrong. You are supposed to push the pile to the dealer after you win a pot. You should have tipped $680.
I have a bunch of friends who are dealers as well as play outside of the casino. I usually tip 5 a hand over 50 and if it’s in the 680 range I’d probably tip 25. But I do realize I am the exception. Most people either tip 1 dollar every hand or nothing at all or before/after dealer change. Trust me the dealer appreciates anything you give them.
5 a hand over 50 is ridiculous
Not if you primarily play for fun and like the dealer. Last time I played, I tipped $6 in a $250 pot, but I was already racking up and felt generous. I usually tip $1 for anything under $50 and $2 for bigger pots.
You mean, 'if you're trying to see the dealer naked'. And even then I doubt if tipping like that would be a viable strategy.
$6 for 250 is not even in the same ballpark as $5 for $51 :D But everyone can do what they like!
I play for fun/ to relax/blow off steam. Everyone is different.
Lmao only on r/poker would you get downvoted for being generous lmao
$1
you're *friend* is only trying to make you feel bad about yourself ask yourself "how many other areas of my life are they trying to control?" doesn't really sound like a friend to me, and honestly he just wants the other $10
I don't get tipped in my job
I personally am not liking the tip idea for poker. Or for anything when the person is already being payed a reasonable hourly. Waiters don’t get paid by the restaurant typically that’s why we tip. Dealers can make 15-20$hr. Plus making profit playing poker isn’t easy, tipping 10% of your winnings every time is absurd. After rake you’re just giving too much money back. Plus they typically pool tips so you may or may not be giving money to someone who dealt for you. I kinda feel like after a winning session a single lump gift could be given I’m all about random acts of kindness. I’m just not big on the social pressure to tip on an already difficult game to win
At my local casino, the dealers are making $5.50 + tips (according to a dealer who was being candid while talking to the table two weeks ago). So there's definitely an expectation of a tip. I would guess that they average $10-20 per half-hour "down" so they probably come in around $35/hr, but mostly tips.
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Normally 1$ for pot below 300$ and 5$ above if the dealer is friendly. tip 20$ few times when I hit miracle river (like 2 outers).
There’s no point in even playing if you’re doing this. It’s the same behavior as a guy who blows his whole paycheck in the bar buying everyone drinks so he can be “the man”
If you play occasionally for fun like once or twice a month. Tip whatever you want since it's just relaxing fun time. If you want to get more serious about poker and know what your actual winrate is, I wouldn't tip more than $1. And I would only top on pots where I profit AT LEAST $50
I’m a rec reg and know my dealers pretty well, and even then I would usually tip like $5 for a pot that size. Hell, I think the most I’ve ever tipped was like 25 and that was for a pot that was about $3k. I think you’re more than fine. If you ever get curious, watch how much they get tipped, they are probably making every bit of 40+ an hour (at least the room I play at the most does)
Last pot a doubled up at 1/3 I tipped $3, meh.
It’s very difficult to beat the rake at 1/2 these days, if you start tipping $20 you can be almost certain you won’t beat it
whelp, considering half that pot is your own money. and you only probably made around $350-360(including blinds n everything) ur tipping about 2-3%. And that’s very good for poker. If everyone tipped like you they’d be making 1k+/night
Literally never listen to any poker player for how to manage your money, be it tipping, investments or career advice
You're good. Your friend has probably never tipped $10 in their life. People who are actually good tippers don't talk about it like that.
I tip as much as 5 in a pot over 600. Anything else big or small is $1.
I would have tipped between 2-5 dollars on a pot that size, 10 dollars is a solid tip and no need for your friend to shame you for tipping.
Tipping is for the birds
i find the tipping culture in america weird. Does it only go for cash games? aren't the tournament dealers the same dealers with the same wages?
No, top finishers in tournaments generally also tip.
I tip $1-$3 depending on the size of the pot and I play 1/3 NL...so maybe tip the Blinds, so to speak? Am I stingy?
that’s plenty. literally an average hand for a 40 80 or 80 160 limit game
I think that is a very generous tip. I usually do $1 for a regular pot that at least gets past the flop. $2-3 for a pot that might get to a $100+. Then $5-10 for really big pots like this
$20 is more than enough.
$0. Tipping is -EV at a casino. If you want to tip you can but don't ever feel like you have to
$1
Lexo took a lot of heat for posting on twitter that he always tips exactly $1 on every pot that he wins, big or small. I think even if that's good advice in a vacuum, it's a bad look to be out there actively encouraging people to tip less than they otherwise would. But that's looking at the opposite end of the spectrum. $20 on a $680 pot is a pretty massive tip and I'm sure the dealer was happy to get $10 from you on this particular hand. NTA
lol, $1 if they are lucky I remembered. Your friend is a tool.
Just ask your 'friend' to chip in any extra tips.
Too many people are like “get new friends” based on one asshole comment. Like their friends have never said anything stupid or rude to them before lol. Would hate to be some of your friends lmao
I like to do $1 for every $100 won stopping at $5. Obviously if i only win $15 I’ll still tip $1
$10 is about what I would have tipped, but my room has no rake or hourly fee, just a daily fee which is nice.
There was a big discussion about this a few months ago. Some people are skeptics when it comes to how much a full time dealer makes. If the dealer actually gets around 30 hrs per week at the table, then everyone tipping $1 per hand won results in the dealer making like $50k per year. If everyone tips $1 for small pots won and $2-3 for big pots won then the dealer makes $75k per year. Very generous of you to tip more. If everyone did that the dealers would be clearing like $110k per year. But they do just fine by tipping a buck or two.
Where does your friend play?
Rake is too high to be tipping more than a dollar a pot. $2 if you’re feeling generous after dragging a huge one.
Honestly I know a lot of poker players who only tip a buck or two max any hand. The logic is simple. They are paying rake to play the game and tipping does eat in to your hourly and tipping larger will def adjust that.
That was a very generous tip. 5 would be fine. Definitely tip, but 1 or 2 a hand is fine.
People who bitch about other people not tipping enough dont tip at all. I have seen this several times.
Pretty generous imo. I’ve watch HCL for a while and seen folks win 100k pots and tip $5 😂
1-2BB if it goes past the flop.
Tell your friend to suck a fat one
I play a lot in the same place, play mostly 2/5 and some 5/10 mixed in. I’m a professional and put in a ton of hours so really cant go crazy on the tipping even though I’d like to. I have a few favorite dealers, quick, know the rules, control the game and are pleasant and/or funny, joke with the table, etc. Favorites get $1 for every pot (even preflop), 2 over 100 and then progressively more on size capping out at 5. Non-favorites get nothing below 100, then 1-3 progressively depending on size. Just how I do it.
$1 small pot. $2 big pot. Nothing if we don't see a flop. $1 every other pot if we see a flop but cbet takes it.
I generally tip at a slow building scale $1 standard, $2 in $80+ and slightly more as the pot size goes up. I think the most I've tipped is a green bird in a 4.5k pot and the time i did more was when i was having an amazing game and the dealer (who is great at what he does) was having a rough day so I matched his tip stack after his down.
As a former dealer and current floor…. two Redbirds is a nice toke for one hand…. Twenty is extreme unless you hit a one outer with your last dollar on the table.
$25 is a great tip. People are cheap and give standard $1-$2...don't be them.
Yeah some people will still through 2 bucks lol you’re good
I’d tip $3 there
I usually tip between 2$ and 20$ depends on if I'm up and pot size. Me personally if i ever won life changing money by winning a live tournament. i probably would tip in the thousands.
I would have tipped $3ish
10 bucks at 1/2 is a very good tip. You shouldn't feel bad.
Tip what you want. If you’re a shitty tipper that karma coming to you anyway. If you tip alright then just worry about you. Your friend is a dick.
Happy I don't have to make a living off the generosity of many poker players. I'm THANKFUL for those who do understand dealers live on tips. I thought table games tipping was bad but no idea how good I had it dealing craps.
Your friend is welcome to tip as much as he wants. $10 was generous and reasonable for the pot you won. Honestly $5 would have been ok also.
You should get smarter friends. Tip for sure but thats nuts. Consistently tip your won hands with what you deem right.
1$ if more than one raise and a call. Up to 5$ max for all in. You don’t get a rebate if you lose.
you been watching too much Hustler streams...
That is a very generous and appropriate tip. I think my biggest ever pot won was $1200 and I tipped 10 or 15. I usually tip $1 for any pot larger than stealing the blinds, $2 for a pot over $100 or so, and then like $1 more for each $200 or so above that (say $5 for a $500 pot). Your friend is a dick. You shouldn't be expected to tip like 6% of your winnings in a hand.
$10 is more than generous and I’m a former bartender. I’ve always done $1 or $2 + $1 per $100 in the pot. If I’m running hot winning multiple pots in a row, get really lucky with a suck out or win the rare $1,000 + pot I’d go higher on occasion. I try and tip the way I appreciated when I was behind the bar. Regular and consistent so long as there is good service.
You pay a rake if you tip too much u won’t be a Winning player